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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1939)
Shades of L. H. Gregory! It can't be true, but it is! Canny Hoc Ed mundson has admitted Ins Wash ington regulars can't outrun or outdrive Oregon two nights in a row on their own Seattle floor. For 19 seasons now Uncle Kec has been turning out Washington hoop machines, and eight of them were conference champions. His teams arc nevei outdriven two con secutive nights on anybody’s floor. Only exception was last winter at Oregon’s McArthur court when the championship Webfoots did it. George Varnell in the scauie. Times, says: “Hoc’s plan has been to keep his first stringers in action as long as there has been any ques tion about the outcome of the game.” We quote that policy be cause it has been Washington’s for many seasons and Hec has followed it because he’s always figured to outdrive the other club that way regardless of how critical the race was.” And Washington has pulled [ some titles out of the fire. This time Washington is on the l spot again needing to sweep Fri day and Saturday night’s games from Oregon at Seattle to win that coveted northern division title. (Quoting Varnell again: “But now Eilniundson tis concentrating on his top reserves—Dick I/./.ard, Har ry Lockhart, Jack Voelker, Hal Schlicting and Bobby Dorr. His idea is to have his reserves ready to jump into action and relieve the pressure on his regulars from time to time.” “Through this strategy, Wash ington will be able to travel at full speed from the first whistle.” The answer is evident. Hcc has given up the idea (he wouldn't concen trate on his reserves in practice for a whole week just to fool Ore gon i of his Husky regulars out running the \Vebfoots two nights in a row at Seattle this weekend. Be it strategy . . . call it what j you may . . . the fact remains. Hec i doesn't think his regulars can out run Oregon two nights in a row or he wouldn't depart from a policy of almost two decades to gamble on a ten-man fight against the i mamtlion Ducks of Oregon. • Solved: the problem of how a su per super icy surface on wax! might he removed from the maple boards of McArthur court. The problem, of course, was to do it in time to provide Hobby's Web foots with a suitable place to prac tice their fast break for the Wash ington series. Solution: the perplexed Oregon mentor said it couldn’t be done in 1 time, but a coat of varnish did the job( or did it). Late Monday a thin coat was applied to the playing! surface of the court and Igloo heat turned on all night to dry it. Yes terday the floor more nearly re sembled a fly paper surface, but not enough to stop Oregon’s bas keteers from scampering around for their fast break drill (safely). St. Mary’s 3, Stanford :J. Yessjr, it's baseball. Before northern fans have scarcely started to even think baseball, the southern conference collegians arc right in the thick of their season and they are play ing mid-season ball. That St. Mary’s-Slanfurd game went ten innings before the deciding run slipped in on a dropped third strike by catcher. When the northern division gets halfway through its season during spring term (and it's still raining out flocks of games) the California Inn s aro calling it quits and concentrating on track, golf, etc. (by that we mean football). Ilcncc there's no play-off between northern and southern division champions for the coast collegiate baseball championship. It would be as bad as sending Tony Latent o against Joe Louis ('.*). Contemporary Hank Garnjohsl in the Oregon State Barometer re cently commented that the sea son's best northern division offi ciating job was done by Messrs. Buckley and Munson at OorvallL when tire Oregon Staters upset Oregon. 50 to .'it . . . sorry Hank, we can't agree . . . call the ltKJO Wcbfoot basketball edition the school's “travelingest" in history 1 . . . total 27 games . . on road id games . . . cities it different cities . . . enough prospects have been found in the intramural wrestling tournament to give Ot - gun’s varsity mat squad a big boost ... if they'd only turn out • • • fhe Webfoot tingmen enter- 1 tain Oregon State's high-powered • team lien this weekend. Honest John Still Smiles Although hi' hud hi* weakest frosh basketball team since taking the coaching reins at Oregon, Skipper John Warren still wears his good Matured countenance—maybe it’s because he’s thinking about the Duckling basketball team of 1989 which will lie his next creation. Yearlings of1939Are Ugly Ducklings on Warren's Record Hapless Frosh Win But Six of Twelve; Previous Warren-Coached Teams End With Better Performances By DOIJG PAUKEH Coach Honest John Warren has closed another chapter in tlte annals of frosh basketball, a chapter about a very mediocre team. With but six wins in twelve starts, this year’s frosh casaba players have far from equalled the performances of previous Warren-coached teams, records show. Warren took over the frosh basketball reins hero in 1930, after monopolizing state tournament Wehfoots Groom For Future Tiffs With Orangemen Friday Meet to Be Moved to Igloo for First Time Seething with thoughts of re venge, Oregon boxers unci wrest lers are in full training, motivated by one thought Friday evening in McArthur court the Ducks en counter the Oregon State ringnien in a return match. Herb Colwell’s men were sound ly thumped by the Orangemen. However, they are determined to gain revenge and post wins over the Heavers in the Wcbfoot lair. It will be the first time this year that any boxing, and wrestling matches have been staged In the Igloo. Match time will be 7:30 pan, I.silcc still 11.mil.capped According to Colwell, there is some doubt whether Jim Bailey will see action at the heavyweight mitt division. A bad tooth still bothers the helty puncher. A shakcup is possible in the wrestling lineup, l'robablc changes will be in the lob-pound division. A1 Conger may draw the nod over Mort Myers. Willie Williams, cap tain ol the wrestling squad, may not see action. Kecent injuries may b rcc the genial grappler out of the leadline event. the boxing lineup remains the uue with Jack Fruits Pete rhorne. Meric llauscom. Cam Col icr, Wayne Towne, and Jim Greene dated for the Oregon corner Fri loy night. On the wrestling .quad aw lik. ■ y to remain Dale Peterson, Kay ‘‘uster, Jmi Mountain. Hurt Dake. idl Lautlerback, and Wendell laky. Of :ia;i University ol' Oklahoma o“ds answering a questionnaire,! >13 checked "to make friends" as) lit it.won for coming to college j trophies with perennially strong Astoria high school teams. The maple men of that season took 19 out of 20 games, one defeat going to the Orange rooks. Laddie Gale was high point man for a team that scored 857 points to its oppo nents' 022. Other outstanding play ers on the five were Bob Anet, Wally Johansen, and Ford Mullen. Another Good One The following year saw another Warren-coached team finish high in the win column. Led by John Dick, who scored 120 points, and Ted Sarpola, trailing closely with 120, the flush captured eight out of 12 contests. They lost twice to the rooks, once to the strong Union Oil outfit of Portland, and once toj the Wendling Cardinals. Last year's frosh walked off with lt» wins in 17 starts. Only Wendling- knocked over the Duck lings of 1928. Karl Sandness scored 210 points for a team that waltzed away with the four-game "little civil war" series against the Ore gon Slate rooks, and also defeated the powerful Vancouver high school quintet, Pendleton Laundry. Long\ lev high, Franklin and Com merce high schools of Portland. I’ltisiHM iN Were Nil Prospects for another outstand ing f 1 osh team were brilliant at the start of the year, but before tlie season had begun all but Len Card of the first five had been declared ineligible because of scholastics. Card, all-state for ward. and Doug Caven, fleet-foot ed halfback on Warren's football team, led the weakened frosh and loomed as outstanding varsity prospects. The two scored one point over a half of their team's total of 515. Plush result. ; 1 Opponents 29 3! i M (30 to 17 Commerce 'Commerce Meier frank Astoria Uook.s . Kooks Lost Kiver Gardiner Wendling Wendling Kooks Kooks . JO 2(3 ’ ■js .16 57 11 50 50 17 05 iTG Igloo Varnished— Ducbs 'Home' Again Varsity Scrimmages for 40 Minutes Against Supers; Team Keyed for Sweep of Washington Series Oregon’s Webfoots returned “home” to good old McArthur court yesterday after a two-day sojourn at the men's gym, not quite 50 yards away, and found conditions to their liking for windup prepara tions for their championship series at Seattle, Friday and Saturday nights. Driven to the confines of the men’s gym “crackertaox” court by a “super” job of waxing done on the McArthur maple for the senior ball, the Ducks found a shiny flopr awaiting them yesterday. So they carted their practice paraphernalia and stuff back to the Igloo. Varnish Helps Monday the maple boards were as slippery as an ice-skaters para dise, but yesterday, they were fairly sticky. A quick job of floor varnishing turned the trick. Declaring that the Ducks needed lots of fast-breaking and drive to cope with the never-tire Huskies, Coach Hobby Hobson scrimmaged his charges for 40 minutes against a Washington team made up of super-varsity men. Wally Johansen, Bob Anet, Slim Wintermute, Laddie Gale, and John Dick faced the “Yellows”— Earl Sandness, Red McNeeley, Ar chie Marshik, Toivo Piippo, and Porky Andrews — for the entire first half. In the second period, Ford Mullen, Ted Sarpola, Bob Haidy, and Matt Pavalunas, rele gated to the second string with Duck Swimmers Clown as They Await Beavers Freshman, Varsity Meets May Be Held Here Together By JIMMIE LEONARD The Oregon varsity ancl frosh swimming teams went through hard practice yesterday in prepa ration for the two OSC squads. The two varsities will meet at 2 o'clock in the men’s natatorium Saturday, March 4. It wasn’t all work with the boys, however, because there was a lot of ’‘slap-happiness" along the side. “Maui” Jim Marnie and Mentor Jim Reed staged a diving exhibition for the rest of the fel lows. The difference in the judg ing was so great that it was im possible to determine who held top hand. The time for the frosh-rook mix was originally set for 10 o’clock Saturday morning, but a conflict in the pool schedule has necessitat ed a change in the youngsters’ meet. Webfoot Mentors Ned Johns and Jim Reed expressed the belief yesterday that both meets would be staged simultaneously, a frosh event preceding each varsity event. Cutler Instructs Russ Cutler, assistant professor of physical education, instructed Divers Lee Gaffney, Elmer Mal lory, and Ralph Cathey last night. Flaws in what might appear to be a good dive were quickly spotted by Mr. Cutler. Their only confer ence defeat was given the Duck divers by the Beavers’ ace plung er, John Olsen, at Corvallis Febru ary 4. The Wcbfoot varsity won four events in the first UO-OSO tangle the 300-yard medley relay, 50-1 yard dash, 150-yard backstroke, j and the 200-yard breast stroke. The Ducks expect to win these same events and add a few more to ‘hem. For instance, Captain Jack Levy, "the Milwaukee Mariner," has shown improvement in free style distance events. Levy has also developed into a “better than fair” backstroker. The OSC- 400-yard relaymen 1 It rugger, Ebling, Koski, and Brownell) will face a revived Ore-j gon squad, and will have to breeze right along to win. because the Ducks will have ideas of their own. The Ducklings fell before the baby Orangemen, 45 to 20, Febru ary 4, but will come back trying hard, in spite of their ineligibility -hattered ranks. The young Oregon mermen who will try to turn back the Beaver fledglings will include: Dick Smith, Gerald Heustis, Jim arney, K I Jacobs, Bob Range, Lob McAuliffe, and Fred Vincent. The West Virginia legislature is onsidering a hill which would re juirc all journalism teachers to tave at least five years practical '.xperiem e. 1'h ' University of Mississippi i. he latest of the colleges to open i student-operated night club on ts campus. A nickelodiun furn hed pHi.-ic for itj op Northern Division Standings W L, Pet. Pts. Op. Oregon .12 2 .857 635 517 Washington 11 3 .789 689 520 WSC . 6 8 .429 523 563 osc . 5 8 .385 445 460 Idaho . 1 14 .087 468 602 Last Night’s Game At Moscow, Oregon State 48, Idaho 41. Tonight’s Game At Moscow, Oregon State vs. Idaho. the return of Waliy Johansen, came into the fast fray. At Full Strength For the first time since the last Washington series, not a member of Hobby’s Ducks is hampered by injury. Wally Johansen, the last of the invalids, returned to play Mon day. The tall Oregons are not going into the Washington series to cop only one game and the champ ionship. The Ducks and Coach Hobby want both of them, and will point for each game as it comes. In practice yesterday, the Ducks appeared in top form as they ran through the super-varsity. Observ ers who watched them drive expect the Ducks to hit their peak of the season in their final two games. Playing on the Seattle floor is not expected to bother the Ducks who are well used to galloping on "foreign” courts. In 27 games played to date, 16 have been away from home. Seattle will be the 15th city the Ducks will have played in this year. Eight conference and three pre-season games have been played at McArthur court. 1 Quick! Hobby, Send Their Daddies North Attention Mr. Howard Hobson and Oregon hoop followers! If you want to see the Web foots play through to a coast chamiponship, cross your fin gers, hope for the breaks, and above all, bring Mr. Charles Anet of Astoria to the remaind er of the Duck hoop games. For, according to Mr. Arthur Johansen, also of Astoria, Mr. Anet, father of Oregon's Robert Charles Anet, has never seen Oregon beaten in four years of watching Captain Bobby, Wally Johansen, and the rest of the Webfoots cavort on the McAr thur maple. When Charles Anet comes down from Astoria for a game, the Ducks don’t lose (knock on wood, at this point). Mr. Arthur Johansen, if you haven’t guessed, is the father of Wallace Arthur Johansen, Cap tain Bobby’s running mate at guard. With the championship hing ing on the outcome of the Wash ington series this weekend, it might not be such a bad idea to prevail upon Mr. Charles Anet to journey to Seattle and take Mr. Arthur Johansen with him, just to make it doubly sure Ore gon takes the pennant. Husky Voelker Dick Voelker . . . along with his teammates await the Ducks. Tex Oliver Invites Would-Be Gridders Are there any football players in the crowd—or rather in the school ? If there are and they are not out for football, Tex Oliver will be tickled” to give them a suit come spring practice. The Duck mentor thinks there are as many good football prospects who don't play as do, and spring football is their chance to participate ami miiuw wnai iney can ao. "Why, the best player I had at Arizona was developed that way. He had never played football in high school.” Is Great Training Coach Oliver thinks football pro vides fine physical and mental training. He says spring training is a fine time for those fellows physically built for football, but possessing only a minimum of ex perience, to turn out for football. And to all University of Oregon men who wish to come out, Tex Oliver promises a suit and as much consideration as any varsity man gets. The Duck mentor also states that any of these embryo footbal lers who show aptitude for the game and progress in play during the training period will be given their chance next fall. Lilies ’Em Green Development of young players is a specialty with Coach Oliver. At Arizona he made stars out of green kids, and at Oregon, he feels certain there is much football “timber” yet to be explored. So, to Webfoots who sit in the stands saying, “Gee, I’d like to be in there,” this is your chance. You, too, can play football, and you’ll have one of the nation's most not ed younger coaches to help you in Tex Oliver. Donut Wrestling Nears Finals; 19 Are Eliminated In Latest Mat Mix-ups The elimination of 19 wrestlers yesterday brought the individual and team champoinships naerer the finals in intramural wrestling. The 145, 155, and 165-pounders enter the semi-finals today, with the champions to be announced at the end of this week. Quickest-throwing time honors yesterday went to Jim Pickett, who threw Len Eaton in 21 seconds, three seconds short of the record held by Bernie McCuddin. Several Defaulted Several matches in the heavy weight division were won by de faults, as the activities of several ''heavies” kept them from wrest ling on their scheduled time. Results of yesterday’s matches: 126-pound division—Glenn Cou gill, fall over A1 Childs. 135-pound division—Nick Nick erson, fall over Dick Sears; Tom Baldwin, fall over Bill Hansen; Jim Stearns, fall over Preston Phipps. 145-pound division — Bill Cum mings, decision over Doug; Hay; Cam Collier, fall over Lloyd John son; Jim Pickett, fall over Len Eaton. 155-pound division—Frank An derson, fall over Paul Bocci; Ro land Rodman, fall over Ehrman Guistina; Waldo Caufield, fall over Earle Maynard; Leland Terry, fall over Bud Rousseau. 165-pound division—Bob Speer, fall over A1 Simpson; Floyd El liott, fall over Chan Smith; Herb Gifford, fall over Buzz Baker; Tony Frombolo, fall over Johnny Davis. Heavyweight — Frank Meldrum, winner by default over Ed Moshof sky; Knox Parker, Bill Hawke, and John Yerby, winners over La Verne Van Martcr, Bill Regner, and Bernie McCudden, respec tively. Who Tussles Today Starting at 4 p.m., the following will wrestle today at five-minute intervals in the order given: 126-pound division—Bob Dalton vs. Don Hamitt, Lee Rennolds vs. Tom Williams, Ray Logan vs. Powell Loggan, Joe Gurley vs. Glenn Cougill. 135-pound division — Gordon Crymes vs. Bob Berghan, Nick Nickerson vs. Tom Baldwin, Bob Stimson vs. Herb Ehrsam, Glen Eaton vs. Jim Stearns. 175-pound division—Elmer Han son vs. Bob Hayes, Jim Armpriest vs. Art Ebright, Jim Dimit vs. Dusty Jameson, Mike Cooley vs. Bill Merrill. Heavyweight — Nello Giovanini vs. Art Hannifin, Bill Hawke vs. John Yerby, Jim Dimit vs. Frank Meltirum, Elyza Willis vs. Knox Parker. A stitch in time Saves many a (lime. Bring vour shoes in today and have them repaired by an expert. 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